“Because of economic considerations, some people go in for cheap cables for wiring without considering the fact that such cables have little resistivity as far as fire outbreaks are a concern,” he opined at the workshop for electricians in Kumasi, organised by Tropical Cable and Conductor Limited.

The event was to educate electricians and electrical contractors on the need to use quality and standardised cables for wiring.

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